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Keith Ford, canvassing board clerk for the Town of Jamestown, was one of 67 graduates of Rhode Island’s new Election Training and Certification Program for local election administrators.

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News + Culture

‘The people in this room are the backbone of our democracy.’ 67 complete state elections training

Certification program responds to increasing demands and complexity of protecting the integrity of elections

June 22, 2026

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Nancy Lavin

Customers at Brown Bee Coffee in Providence wait in a line that stretches into the street after a blizzard hit in February 2026

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Economy

Rhode Island businesses buried in February blizzard can apply for low-interest federal loans

Federal officials approved use of a loan program that helps businesses and nonprofits respond in the wake of disasters

June 22, 2026

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Joe Tasca

A Providence ladder truck sits outside the city’s Public Safety Complex. Providence is suing several major firetruck manufacturers, alleging they drove up prices through industry consolidation and price collusion.

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Economy

Providence joins dozens of cities accusing firetruck makers of price fixing

The city says the price of one firetruck rose 63.5% in three years as manufacturers consolidated the industry, shared pricing information and delayed deliveries

June 22, 2026

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Ben Berke

The median single-family home price fell 2.5% from last May, though it remains $75,000 higher than it was three years ago.

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Housing

Rhode Island home prices drop for first time in more than eight years

The median price of a single-family home dropped year over year in May, but at $500,000, buying a house remains out of reach for many Rhode Islanders

June 22, 2026

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Ian Donnis

Attendees at Rhode Island's first Pride Parade in June 1976 march near the federal court building in downtown Providence.

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History

How Providence’s first Pride Parade became a civil rights milestone

Fifty years after Rhode Island’s first Pride Parade, the lawyer who helped secure the permit looks back on the fight that established Rhode Island’s annual Pride tradition

June 19, 2026

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Mareva Lindo